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apprehend

[ap-ri-hend] / ˌæp rɪˈhɛnd /




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To begin, law enforcement agents cannot use deadly force merely to apprehend someone suspected of crime.

From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2026

The cantonal public prosecutor's office has opened a criminal investigation, which is ongoing to try and apprehend the perpetrators, it said.

From Barron's ● May 23, 2026

The case, and his disappearance sometime around 2016, have remained a matter of interest across the globe, with countries including the U.S. and Malaysia seeking to recoup funds and apprehend Low.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026

The interior ministry statement said in a statement translated from Arabic: "Security forces immediately launched an operation to apprehend the perpetrators, acting on precise intelligence and through intensive field operations, tracking the kidnappers' movements."

From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2026

“We must apprehend them before they leave this building.”

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole

At the same time, it estimates that it apprehends about 80 percent of people crossing illegally.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 27, 2022

Porzak, a gifted photographer, apprehends the world visually, but to reach her mother as she slipped in and out of a coma, she used sound.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2022

While ICE typically apprehends undocumented immigrant inmates as they exit the jail, there is no rule forbidding agents from taking them into custody inside the jail, Hadfield said.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 27, 2021

The Border Patrol apprehends migrants who cross the border unlawfully.

From New York Times ● Aug. 18, 2020

Volkheimer switches off the light, and Werner apprehends something excruciating held at bay there in the darkness.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu said the "very serious events" happened in Trappes, to the west of Paris, adding that the suspected attacker had been "apprehended and placed in police custody".

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

Then on Wednesday, The Times newspaper reported that the incident had been foiled after one of the five suspects tipped off the police before the group was apprehended.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

With the help of informants, Ilie, Velicu, Vasile and a fourth Romanian man were apprehended.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

An average of 400 migrants were apprehended while crossing into the U.S. every day in July, according to data by U.S.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

She seemed to have apprehended all of the composer’s coldness and none of his poetry.

From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin

They distinguished between apprehending and deporting the “worst of the worst,” which the president promised to do, and arresting hardworking, mostly law-abiding neighbors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026

“Our detectives never stopped pursuing every lead, and every tip we received brought us one step closer to identifying and apprehending this violent offender.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

“If the U.S. government is unilaterally going into a sovereign country and apprehending somebody, you can understand the concern that sovereign entity might have,” Colombo told reporters outside the courthouse on Tuesday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 29, 2026

We must all reexamine our beliefs in a critical and dispassionate spirit to determine whether we are apprehending reality or clinging to mental fetishes.

From Salon ● Dec. 20, 2025

He took a step toward me, then hesitated and glanced back at the cannon, obviously torn between apprehending me and being faithful to his cue.

From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood


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